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I-Pyoderma gangrenosum iyisimo esingavamile sesikhumba esibangela izihlamba ezibuhlungu, ezijulile noma amaqhubu ukuthi avele esikhumbeni sakho. Naphezu kwegama layo, empeleni alibangelwa ukutheleleka noma i-gangrene - kuyisimo sokuvuvukala lapho isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sihlasele ngokungalungile izicubu zesikhumba ezempilo.
Lesi simo sithinta cishe umuntu oyedwa kwabayi-100,000 unyaka ngamunye, futhi nakuba kungesaba kakhulu ukuhlangenwe nakho, ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani kungakusiza uzizwe ulawula kakhulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokwelashwa okufanele, abantu abaningi bangalawula izimpawu zabo ngokuphumelelayo futhi babone ukuthuthuka okukhulu.
I-Pyoderma gangrenosum iyisifo sokuvuvukala sesikhumba esingelinye lamaqembu ezimo ezibizwa ngokuthi yi-neutrophilic dermatoses. Isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba siyabakhulu futhi siqala ukuhlasela amangqamuzana esikhumba sakho, sidala amaqhubu ebuhlungu angakhula ngokushesha.
Leli simo ngokuvamile liqala njengezimpumputhe ezincane, ezinzima noma ama-pustules aqhekeka ngokushesha abe yiziqhubu ezibuhlungu, ezijulile. Lezi ziqhubu zinezindlela ezingavamile, eziqhekekile ezibukeka zibomvu noma ziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngezindlela. Ukuphakathi kweqhubu kuvame ukubukeka njengendwangu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ebomvu.
Okwenza lesi simo sibe inselele kakhulu ukuthi singavele ngokuzumayo futhi sisakaze ngokushesha. Iziqhubu aziluki njengeziqhubu ezijwayelekile - eqinisweni, noma yiluphi uhlangothi esikhumbeni, kufaka phakathi ukuhlinzwa noma ukunakekelwa kwamaqhubu okunamandla, kungazenza zibe zimbi ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi yi-pathergy.
Izimpawu ze-pyoderma gangrenosum zingase zihluke kuye ngohlobo nobunzima besimo sakho. Abantu abaningi baqaphela kuqala amabala amancane, ebuhlungu aqhekeka ngokushesha abe yinto ebuhlungu kakhulu.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Ubuhlungu obuhambisana ne-pyoderma gangrenosum ngokuvamile buyisimo esibuhlungu kakhulu. Abantu abaningi bayichaza njengobhlungu obukhulu, obukhulu, noma obushisayo obuthinta kakhulu imisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke nokulala.
I-Pyoderma gangrenosum ivela ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene, ngayinye inezici zayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu kunikeza udokotela wakho indlela efanele yokwelapha.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zifaka:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela amaqhubu akho ngokucophelela ukuze aqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu, njengoba lokhu kuchaphazela kokubili izimo eziyisisekelo okufanele uzibheke kanye nesu lokwelapha elizosisebenza kangcono kuwe.
Imbangela eqondile ye-pyoderma gangrenosum ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa kukholelwa ukuthi ivela ekuphenduleni okungalungile kwesistimu yokuvikela umzimba. Isimiso sokuvikela umzimba siyabakhulu futhi siqala ukuhlasela izicubu zesikhumba ezempilo esikhundleni sokuzivikela.
Izici eziningi zingase zifake isandla ekuthuthukiseni lesi simo:
Kwezinye izimo, i-pyoderma gangrenosum ibonakala iyisimo esingenambangela, okusho ukuthi akukho mbangela ebonakalayo engabonakali. Lokhu akusho ukuthi lesi simo asiqinisile noma asilashwa - kusho nje ukuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sithuthukise leli phethini lokuphendula ngaphandle kokubangela okucacile.
Kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthuthukisa iziqhubu zesikhumba ezibuhlungu ezingaluki ngokujwayelekile noma zibonakala ziba zimbi nakakhulu naphezu kokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo kwamaqhubu. Ukuxilongwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kungavimbela lesi simo ekuqhubekeni nasekubangeleni umonakalo omkhulu.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Ungalindi ukubona uma lesi simo siphulukana ngokwalo. I-Pyoderma gangrenosum ngokuvamile idinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha okuqondile futhi ngeke iphulukiswe ngokunakekelwa okujwayelekile kwamaqhubu kuphela. Uma uqala ukwelashwa okufanele ngokushesha, amathuba akho okulawula lesi simo ngokuphumelelayo.
Nakuba i-pyoderma gangrenosum ingathinta noma ubani, izici ezithile zingase zikhulise amathuba akho okuthuthukisa lesi simo. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho uhlale uxwayile ngezimpawu zokuqala.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zifaka:
Ukuba nenye noma ngaphezulu kwezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile i-pyoderma gangrenosum. Abantu abaningi abanezi zimo abakaze bahlangabezane nezinkinga zesikhumba, kanti abanye bathuthukisa i-pyoderma gangrenosum ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi ingozi eyaziwayo.
Nakuba i-pyoderma gangrenosum ingalawulwa ngokuphumelelayo ngokwelashwa okufanele, kubalulekile ukuqonda izingozi ezingase zivele, ikakhulu uma lesi simo singalashwa ngokushesha noma ngokwanele.
Izingozi eziyinhloko ongazihlangabezana nazo zifaka:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, abantu bangase bathuthukise izingozi ezinkulu ezifana nokulahleka kwezicubu ezinkulu okudinga ukufakwa kwesikhumba noma, ngokungavamile kakhulu, ukuvuvukala komzimba okubulalayo. Lezi zingozi ezinkulu azivamile uma lesi simo sixilongwa ngokuqondile futhi silashwe ngokushesha.
Ukuvikela izingozi ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lezempilo ukuze uthole uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo futhi ulandele ngokuqhubekayo, ngisho noma uzizwa kangcono.
Ukuxilonga i-pyoderma gangrenosum kungase kube inselele ngoba ayikho ivivi eliqinisekisa lesi simo. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuxilongwa ngokomzimba, umlando wezokwelapha, namavivinyo ukuze akhiphe ezinye izimo ezingase zibangele izimpawu ezifanayo.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ahlole izimo eziyisisekelo ezihambisana ne-pyoderma gangrenosum, ezifana nesifo sokuvuvukala sezisu noma i-rheumatoid arthritis. Le ndlela ephelele iqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu.
Ukuxilongwa ngokuvamile kwenziwa ngokubukeka okujwayelekile kwamaqhubu, ukuqhubeka kwawo ngokushesha, nokususa ezinye izimbangela ezingase zibe khona. Isipiliyoni sika dokotela wakho ngalesi simo esingavamile kubalulekile ekuxilongweni okuqondile.
Ukuphatha i-pyoderma gangrenosum kugxile ekuvinjeni impendulo engavamile yokuvikela umzimba ebangela lesi simo ngenkathi kukhuthaza ukweluka kwamaqhubu. Indlela ngokuvamile ihlanganisa imithi eminingi futhi idinga isineke, njengoba ukweluka kungathatha amasonto kuya ezinyangeni.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha lungase luhlanganise:
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomuthi owodwa noma emibili futhi alungise ukwelashwa kwakho kuye ngendlela obuyisayo. Abanye abantu babona ukuthuthuka ngaphakathi kwezinsuku, kanti abanye bangase badinge amasonto amaningana noma ngisho nezinyanga ukuze bafinyelele ekweluken.
Kubalulekile ukuba nesineke ngokwelashwa futhi uhlale uxhumana neqembu lakho lezempilo. Bangase badinge ukuzama ukuxuba okhlukene kwemithi ukuze bathole okusebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Nakuba ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kubalulekile nge-pyoderma gangrenosum, kunezinto eziningi ongazenza ekhaya ukuze usekele ukweluka futhi ulawule izimpawu zakho. Lezi zinyathelo zisebenza kanye nemithi yakho eyalwe, hhayi esikhundleni sayo.
Nansi indlela ongazinceda ngayo ukweluka:
Khumbula ukuthi amaqhubu e-pyoderma gangrenosum aweluki njengezigaxa noma ukugqwala okujwayelekile. Gwema ukulinga ukukhetha noma ukuhlanza amaqhubu ngamandla, njengoba lokhu kungawenza abe mbi kakhulu nge-pathergy.
Gcina yonke imiqondiso yakho yezokwelapha futhi uthathe imithi ngokuqondile njengoba kuyalwe, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa kangcono. Ukumisa ukwelashwa ngokushesha kakhulu kungase kube yimbangela yokuvuvukala kwalesi simo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungasiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuqondile kakhulu kanye nelenqubo yokwelapha ephumelelayo. Njengoba i-pyoderma gangrenosum ingavamile, ukunikeza ulwazi oluphelele kusiza udokotela wakho ukwenza izinqumo ezinhle kakhulu mayelana nokunakekelwa kwakho.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buza lolu lwazi:
Ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti, ungangabazi ukubuza imibuzo mayelana nokuxilongwa kwakho, izinketho zokwelapha, nokuthi yini okulindelekile. Ukuqonda isimo sakho kukusiza ube yilungu eliqhakazile ekunakekelweni kwakho.
Uma ubona udokotela omusha, cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ongakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluqakathekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuvakasha.
I-Pyoderma gangrenosum iyisimo esinzima kodwa esilashwayo esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha nokuphathwa okuqhubekayo. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kukhulu uma uthola ukuxilongwa kuqala, abantu abaningi bafinyelela ekulawuleni okuhle kwezimpawu zabo ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okufanele uzikhumbule ukuthi lesi simo asiyona iphutha lakho, asithwali, futhi singalawulwa ngokuphumelelayo ngendlela efanele. Ukuxilongwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kukunikeza ithuba elihle kakhulu lokuvimbela izingozi nokufinyelela ekweluken.
Sebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lezempilo, ube nesineke ngenqubo yokwelapha, futhi ungangabazi ukucela usizo uma ulikhulu.
Khumbula ukuthi ukweluka kuthatha isikhathi, futhi uhambo lwabo bonke ngalesi simo luhlukile. Gxila ekuphileni uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha ngokuqhubekayo futhi ugubhe ukuthuthuka okuncane endleleni.
Cha, i-pyoderma gangrenosum ayithwali nhlobo. Naphezu kokuba negama elithi "pyoderma," elingase libonise ukutheleleka, lesi simo empeleni sibangelwa yisistimu yakho yokuvikela umzimba sihlasele izicubu zesikhumba ezempilo. Awukwazi ukuyithola komunye umuntu, futhi awukwazi ukuyisakaza kwabanye ngokuthinta.
Isikhathi sokulula sikwahluka kakhulu kumuntu ngamunye futhi siye kuye ngezinto ezifana nobukhulu nokujulile kwamaqhubu akho, ukuthi ukwelashwa kuqalwe ngokushesha kangakanani, kanye nendlela obuyisayo emithi. Abanye abantu babona ukuthuthuka ngaphakathi kwamasonto, kanti abanye bangase badinge izinyanga eziningi zokwelashwa. Amaqhubu amancane athathwe ngokushesha angase aluke ngokushesha kunamaqhubu amakhulu, asethwe.
Yebo, i-pyoderma gangrenosum ingabuya ngisho nasemuva kokwelashwa okuphumelelayo. Kungakho odokotela abaningi becela ukuqhubeka nokuphathwa okuthile kokugcina ngisho nasemuva kokweluka kwamaqhubu ngokuphelele. Izinga lokuphinda lihluka, kodwa ukuhlala emithini eyalwe nokugwema ukulimala esikhumbeni sakho kungasiza ekuqedeni ingozi yokuvuvukala.
Gwema ukuhlanza amaqhubu ngamandla, ukukhetha eziqhubwini, noma noma yiluphi ubuhlungu obungadingekile esikhumbeni sakho. Ungasebenzisi ama-antiseptics aqinile noma uhlanze amaqhubu ngamandla. Gwema futhi ukuhlinzwa okukhethwayo noma izinqubo eduze kwendawo ethintekile uma kungenzeka, njengoba ukulimala kungase kubangele amaqhubu amasha nge-pathergy. Xoxa njalo nganoma iyiphi inqubo yezokwelapha ehlelwe nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Yebo, abantu abaningi abane-pyoderma gangrenosum bazuza ekutheni babone udokotela wesikhumba onolwazi ngalesi simo esingavamile. Kuye nganoma iyiphi imizamo ehambisanayo onayo, ungase futhi udinga ukubona udokotela we-rheumatologist, udokotela we-gastroenterologist, noma udokotela we-hematologist. Indlela yeqembu ngokuvamile isebenza kangcono ekulawuleni kokubili isimo sesikhumba nanoma iyiphi inkinga yempilo ehlobene.
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